Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Lake Geneva, WI
Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
Welcome to the windy great plains. Iowa will be hilly.
Dubuque, Iowa is a splendid town for an overnight. Beloit, Wisconsin has plenty of hotels and several good restaurants. It's a 100 mile distance between Beloit and Dubuque.
Gurnee, Illinois has numerous hotels, Its about 70 miles between Beloit and Gurnee. From Gurnee to Merrillville, Indiana is about 80 miles.
Dubuque, Beloit, Gurnee, and Merrillville are all safe places to stop for the night and have a range of moderately priced hotels.
If I still lived in Chicago, I would offer an escort from Gurnee to Merrillville. However, I live near St Louis now.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
Last edited by Barrettscv; 09-02-16 at 04:54 PM.